Drawing Lots for Ballot Paper. Number Determination

(1) The sequential number in the ballot paper of the parties and coalitions shall be determined by the Central Election Commission by a lot drawn in the presence of representatives of the political parties and the coalitions of parties not later than 31 days before election day. The lot shall be drawn publicly and the registered candidates and representatives of the mass media may also be present. The assigned sequential number shall be the same for the whole country and for the vote abroad. The result of the drawing of the lots shall be publicly announced by decision of the Central Election Commission pursuant to Art. 57, Para. 2.
(2) The numbers of the nomination committees follow the numbers in the ballot papers of the political parties and coalitions of parties according to the order of registration of independent candidates by the regional election commission.
(3) The ballot paper shall not provide for a number and an empty line for a political party or a coalition of parties that has not registered a candidate list in the respective election region.
(4) Political parties, coalitions of parties, that have not registered candidate lists shall not participate in the drawing of the lots and shall not be allocated a number and an empty line shall not be left in the ballot paper. The nomination committees, which have not registered candidate lists, no number shall be determined and no empty line shall be left in the ballot paper.